Separable cuff button



E. J. SWEDLUND. .SEPARABLE CUFF BUTTON.' APPLICATION FILED APR 25. |921 Patented Oct. l0, i922..-

S14/vanto@ E J1 wdlwgd Patented Get. 10i, 1922.

BRICK J.' SWEDLUND, WLLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA.

SEPARABLE CULFF BUTTON.

application ined April a5, 1921. seran no. asa-,29s.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Enron J; SwnDLUNn,

a citizen of `the United States, Yresiding at Williston, inthe count-yy of vWilliams and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Separablel Cuff Buttons, is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in separable cuii buttolls, audit has for'its vobjects among others to `provide a simple, etlicient, improved separable cuit button, composed of few parts, those capable of manufacture at small cost and readily assembled, yet eiiicient and re liable in use. A l i rlhe parts are made et sheet metal, stamped out, and thus capable oit manufacture at minimum cost, and the parts are so constructed and assembled that the button .is easily operated, the parts being separated by movement inzthe direction in which they7 are moved to close the same.

Other objects and advantagesV oi the invention will hereinafter*appear, and the novel features thereof will be speciiically defined by the appended claims.

Theinvention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure l is a view of the button with the parts in closed position, one portion being in section and t-he vother in elevation.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the parts in the position they assume when pressure is applied to separate the parts.

Figure 3 is a cross section as on the line 3-3 of Figure '1, looking in the direction of the arrows. l

Figure 4L is a view of the tubular member or sleeve and front plate of the .body portion of the button'removed, parts being in elevation and the front plate inseetion.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

The body portion of the button is composed of a front'member 1, with sleeve 2, the member 3 with a sleeve 1, which fits within the sleeve 2, as seen in Figures 2 and l, its inner end being beaded or out-turned as seen to hold the two parts together, the bead or out-turned portion being formed in any suitable manner as at 5, and a back plate 6, which is held in placeby bending the member 3 over the edge thereo't1 as seen at oit which'the 'following `and carries a stud 12 witha head 13, the

taper-ed end o'l the headv and the member 1 `as seen in Figures 1 and 2 to normally tend v19 in the head ot the button proper, as seen r. This completes the button or body portion of the button.

The other, or locking portion of the button 3, is similar to that just described, comprising a member 9, a post 10 and a member l1, constructed substantially in the same manner as the body portion just described,

end of which is shown as tapered at 11i, there 6 being a shoulder 15 intermediate the ends of the stud as seen in Figures 1 and 2.

16 is a spring interposed between this to torce the parts away from each other to hold them in locked position. This spring, however, may sometimes be omitted. A

r)The sleeve 1- is formed with slanting grooves or notches 17, as seen best in Figure Ll, to give a wedging engagement to the spring 13', wnich is located within the hollow space in Figures 1 and 2. The `form of this spring is clearly shown in Figure 20 is a ring` loosely slidable on the stud 12 as seen in Figures 1 and 2. rThis serves as the ley to unlock the two parts of the button.

As seen in Figure 1 the parts are in locked position. In order to separate the parts all that is necesssary is to simply press the two parts ot the button together or toward each other, in the saine manner as in locking them', only pressing` a little harder. This will torce the sliding sleeve or ring 20 against the spring 18 which will yield and allow the ring 20 to slide under it, as seen in Figure 2, so that the plunger or stud 12 can be withdrawn.`

As seen in Figures 1 and 2 the spring 18 has flat contract portions 21 to allow it to slide over the dividing line between the ring- 20 and the head 13. It will be readily understood that as Ithe ring is forced beneath the flat portions of the spring the latter will be raised or moved outward so that it does not interfere with the outward movement ot the stud with its head, the shoulder 15 not in- 105 tei-tering with the endwise movement of the stud.

Modilications in detail may be resorted tor without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. 110

What is claimed as new is 1. A button comprising two separable parts each adapted to engavje with a button hole in a garn'ient, one oli' said parts being; provided with a locking; sleeveand with a locking; member, laterally tensionedj and the other part carrying stud ei ag-able by said locking` member7 and a. manually operated member adapted to engage and move said locking member to rel e position.

2. A button comprisingtwo separable parts each adapted to engage with a button hole in a garmentg one ot said. parts being` provided with a locking slr-evo and. with a looking' member, laterally t-ensioned, and the other part carryinga stud engage'- able by said longing;- member., and a manually operated slidable member adapted to engage. and move said locking member to release position,

a separable button comprising two separable self-contained parts, movable in the same direction tor locking and unlocking., and a spring within the one part cooperable with means on the other part vfor locking' purposes laterally tensioned by the inward movemei'it only ot the other part.

el.. A separable entf button composed of two selt-contained parts, a stud carried by the one partr a laterally-tensioned spring` car ried by the other part, means for locking the parts together by engagement ot said spring and means tor disengaging the spring` to nnloek the same, by continued movement in the locking direction only.

5. na separable cull" button, two seltcontained parts, a spring operable by movements of the parts toward each other to interloel rthe parts, and disengaging means iA-enses operable by movement in the locking direction only to laterally tension said spring to allow ot separation of the parts.

G. ln a separable button, two parts, means operable by movement of the parts toward each other to interlock them, means tending to hold the parts in locked position, and means acting in opposition to the locking means to radially tension the same to cause disengrpgement of the locking pai-'ts by parallel movement only t` said parts.

7. ln a separable cull' button, two parts, mogfable toi'vard each other for locking them, a spring carried by one part, and means adapted to radially tension said spring and operable by movement in the same direction only to both l'oclr the parts and to cause disengagement of 'the locking means.

8. ln a separable button, two parts, a springl carried by the one part and normally in lotlrino,` position, a stud with head carried by the other part, a sleeve carried by the said one part and having` a slanting` notch tor coopera-tion with said spring, and a sleeve slidable on the stud to disengage the springv from its locking position.

9, ln a separable button, two parts, movable toward each other for locking them, a spring; Carried by the one part and having dat portions, a sleeve carried by the said one part and having a slanting notch engaged b f said spring, a stud and a ring movable on the stud to engage the said flat portions to more the spring ont of the said notch.

ln testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

ERICK J. SWEDLUND. 

